Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- The Reserve Bank of India issued draft rules on harmonised interest rate determination to align the policies between banks and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs). The Reserve Bank has issued various instructions from time to time on interest rates on loans and advances for regulated entities (REs), with the objectives of ensuring effective monetary policy transmission, appropriate pricing of credit risk, and fair and non-discriminatory treatment of borrowers. At present, regulatory framework on interest rate on advances are applicable for Commercial Banks (including Small Finance Banks and Local Area Banks), covering, inter alia, instructions on internal and external benchmark-based lending frameworks for floating ra...